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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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The Keys to the Governor's Mansion: The Challenges and
Rewards of Women in Public Elective Office

This final session of our Study Group will focus on women in
politics from the perspective of a national leader in the
recruitment and training of women candidates, Barbara Lee and from
my perspective as a candidate and office holder. There will be a NO
HOLDS BARRED discussion about the challenges of decision making and
the circumstances which tend to impact female candidates, about the
election process as it impacts a female candidate, the fundraising,
and most important the service as a woman elected to office.
The impact on family and personal life and the ability to decide
when to get in and when to get out will be fodder for
questions.